After trying this place multiple times, it has been a miss for me. The lunch special is 3 peices of chicken over rice, sometimes it comes with maduros, sometimes with beans, sometimes both. But everytime the chicken has been dry. Hot, but dry. The seasoning was also bland, both on the chicken and the beans. There was flavor, but it was more like a hint of flavoring. The empanadas I also found to be a bit too oily. One can argue that they are fried in oil, but I've also had fresh out of the frier emapandas that were the right crispness that did not also create a pool of oil when biting into it. Service was also slow. The workers were very busy with orders, which is great, it means the place is busy, popular, and has returning customers. But it takes a while to order in person, and then a while to recieve the already prepared food. Luckily there is a number of tables in the shop to wait for your food in the dining area. And while I'm ok with waiting for good food, it's tough to wait for food that is just mildly ok. I hope to try Cuban Eddie's again in the future, but for now it is not a "go to" spot to fill that crave or fix. read more

Always great food at great prices. You can't go wrong with any of the dishes from meats with rice and beans to burritos. to sandwiches. Pro tip - Always add a few road empanadas to dog down while you drive back home to eat your meal order. read more

Cuban Eddie's - Fried pork w onions, side of broccoli instead of rice and beans. Beef empanada - Cuban Near Me - Dumont, New Jersey

I put in a take out order here for lunch. I was happy to see they offered wide range of dishes, including sandwiches, soups, salads, empanadas, chicken/beef/pork dishes with rice and beans sizes. The dishes came in lunch and dinner portion sizes. They also had flan and rice pudding, two of my favorite desserts. Upon arriving, easily found parking in front of the store. The restaurant is relatively small, couple of tables, lots of boxes around, not really a dine-in spot, mostly good for take outs. It was pretty busy, few customers were in line. Upon my turn, I asked them about my order, and they handed it over to me right away. Was happy to see the order was ready at promised time despite the rush. Among the food, loved the beef empanada, was the best item for me. It had ground beef inside, delicious taste. But I didn't the chicken empanada as much. The chicken was shredded and bland. The grilled basa fish was good, two filet cooked well, that came with some lettuce. The chicken lunch platter was surprisingly a big platter, came with 2 pieces of huge chicken leg and potatoes. This stew chicken was much better, very soft and moist inside. I was relatively happy with the food. I found few items I liked, and looking to try some new ones in future. read more

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Cuban Eddie's 110 W. Shore Ave. Dumont, NJ 07628 Shredded Beef Vaca Frita Roast Pork Spare Ribs Oreo & Cream Empanada I previously posted about this local spot on West Shore Ave. There are so many good choices I had to come back for more. The shredded beef was rich and filled with flavor. If you are looking for a fried version of beef, you won't go wrong with the vaca frita. The edges were crispy and the inside of the meat was tender. Stick your fork in a plate of roast succulent pork. If you want to add a spicy kick, hot sauce will do the trick. One of my personal favorites were the spare ribs. These dry rub pork ribs fell right off the bone. They were seasoned so well you there was no need for barbecue sauce. For those of you who are craving a sweet tooth, the Oreo & Cream empanada is quite satisfying. It is filled with crushed Oreo cookies and vanilla cream. This is a perfect spot if you are looking for take out at reasonable prices. While the seating is limited, I recommend ordering it for take out. #cubaneddies #westshoreave #dumontnj #shreddedbeef #vacafrita #roastpork #spareribs #empanadas #oreoempanada #foodstagram #eats #foodreview #localspots #njfoodie #njeats read more

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Cuban cafe with homemade fresh and delicious. Taste the food before hot sauce. The flavor is soooooo good Cafetería cubana con comida casera, fresca y deliciosa. Prueba la comida antes de la salsa picante. ¡El sabor es buenísimo! read more

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After a long hiatus from Cuban Eddie's, I returned and ordered dinner portions for the first time. Went with the roasted chicken and picadillo. For dinner you get separate tins for your meal, one for meat and one for rice, and a paper coffee cup of beans. Seems like the portion is probably close to twice the amount you get for lunch for not quite twice the price. Food was still tasty, just like abuelita would make at home. I did miss the maduros that are always included with a lunch portion. Don't know if it was an oversight on their part, or they just don't give them to you for dinner. Still a great spot for down home Cuban cooking. I look forward to going back for lunch next time. read more

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Used to be a hit but we picked up the pernil dinner and the Cuban sandwich and it was pretty awful unfortunately. The meat had virtually no seasoning whatsoever so it really just tasted like pork. It wasn't tender the way pernil should be either. The sandwich was lacking flavor too but that's mostly because the pernil is not good. Won't return and it's a shame because they were fantastic when they opened years ago. read more

I have ordered from here a number of times and was never disappointed. The price is great and they give a lot of food. The staffs are friendly and service is quick. The restaurant is small with only a few tables to dine in so I always have it as take out. I will definitely return in the near future. read more

This is where ALL other empanadas will be measured! Not only are they the least expensive ($1.99 as of this writing) they are absolutely delicious! No weird things like apples and raisins in them...just the goods! They have some other great items, such as a Cuban sandwich. Great portion, fair priced, and will fill your belly. I do try other empanadas from other places, mostly out of curiosity. Everyone always pales in comparison. Sold in delis, or mobile trucks, doesn't matter...Cuban Eddies is definitely the go to. read more

Disappointed unable to order online so I went to the place. Food was horrible. I don't know what happened to this place my food not only didn't taste good my Madura was hard my Cuban sandwich was not good and I bought 2 Sandwiches My son told me The food is not the same this used to be one of my favorite spots not any more waste of $32 dollar. Believe me it is not the money because I don't care spending if the food was worth it. Owner need to reevaluate. The Passion in the food is gone. ‍ read more

Food is very authentic and delicious and great prices. I guarantee you can't eat everything they give you. I always get two meals out of everything. The service is great. The employees are very friendly. Also very clean. Give it a try you won't regret it. read more

Cuban Eddies food is very good. I ordered the chopped beef with potatoe delicious. I enjoyed there little meat pie lasso a great night Delivery was right on time. Can't wait for Cuban Eddie is be back in dumont read more

Really really disappointed with my take home order. Roast pork hero with extra cheese and maduros. No cheese whatsoever, and ONE maduro! This was basically a few strands of pork on a hero roll. I have ordered from Cuban Eddie's before and have never seen such little food for $11.32! AND I waited 15 minutes over the 20 they said it would be ready. They'd better step up their game or people will stop ordering. read more

Cuban Eddie's - Cuban Near Me - Dumont, New Jersey

We had grilled chicken, shredded beef w rice and beans and flan. I like everything but the chicken, a little dry for me. Beef is very flavorful and tender. Flan is excellent. Nice take out spot in Dumont. Quick service and friendly staff. read more

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Ohhhh those cheeseburger empanadas and the guava and cheese are to die for. Also the Cuban and the buffalo chicken if you're into spicy. Would really recommend as they also have other dish plates. read more

The worst carrying experience I've had . They should have a live person picking up the phone . I will never order from them again!

If your into cuban sandwiches this place is a great option for classic cubano, with a nice sized sandwich and price for the size.... the mojito sauce is classic! read more

Updated review : July 2020 Met with friends on Friday and they both said how much they love Cuban Eddie's! So I decided to order take out this past Saturday and it was super amazing!! We ordered 10 empanadas: beef , chicken, spicy chicken, spicy beef, beef and cheese 2 of each. They were all outstanding! Good size, great taste and price. We also tried an order of picadillo and it was very very tasty! We seriously cannot wit to order more empanadas! Now I understand why people from Paramus and other neighboring areas come to Cuban Eddies! Original review May 2020: I finally tried this place after living in town for years and years. I ordered delivery via Yelp. 5 stars for allowing me to order via yelp (grub hub) delivery was super quick and they left the food outside as requested. Delivery person knocked to inform us He had arrived. All was packaged perfectly and nothing spilled at all. Food arrived nice and warm. Plátano maduros were great and delicious. These are usually hit or miss depending on the ripeness-we got lucky. Beef stew was just Ok for me but the serving was great and the beef was tender. The sauce didn't wow me. To be honest. Beans both red and black were a bit on the watery side but taste was pretty good for both. The pork was not as shredded not as tender As I like, however, the taste was very good! They seasoning was actually perfect. I could taste the garlic in every bite yet not too salty-it really had a good taste. The Cuban sandwich had a good taste as well. Next time I may order a few for lunch. I ordered the pepper steak which was VERY good. The beef strips were well cooked, tender and had lots of onions and peppers that were all seasoned pretty well. I like to support my town and small businesses. I will most definitely order again bc of the d servings, decent pricing, immediate confirmation of order and deliver! Good presentation and packaging as mentioned which is a huge plus! Nothing spilled and I ordered saucy food and 3 cups of beans. Thanks Cuban Eddies for tonight's dinner. We enjoyed and will order again. Next time I want to try the empanadas. We ate so quickly we didn't get a chance to take a photo-next time. read more

Cuban Eddie's - Empanada - Cuban Near Me - Dumont, New Jersey

OK I'm going to admit, I passed this place all the time and honestly never really gave it a chance because it didn't have any seating on the inside of the restaurant. But, a fellow foodie INSISTED i try this place so i gave it a shot! i ordered the shredded beef because I thought that would be a safe bet for sure even if it ended up being just average; I was blown away! The beef was so delicious and tender and it was stew just the way my grandmother used to make, I ordered a side of tostones with yellow rice and red beans. Everything was surprisingly incredible and for $20 i can eat these leftovers twice more tomorrow. Definitely need to try more items read more

Cuban Eddie's - Shredded Beef tostones - Cuban Near Me - Dumont, New Jersey

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Great food reasonable prices service great. I only have take out. There are a few tables no ambiance.

Cuban Sandwich and Ropa Vieja was ordered, Cuban Sandwich got rave reviews. I didn't like the Ropa Vieja, what I received was meat attached to so much cartilage that half the food was garbage. I'll try elsewhere but wanted to give this a go. read more

Let me start off by saying the food is pretty good. It's got that home cooked tastes and look to it. That might throw some people off but I like that kind of food. Way better than Chipotle or stuff like that. The oreo Empanada is dumb crazy. You should get that every time. The reason I'm giving this three stars is sadly, I've ordered twice from them and both times I had to throw out the food. I had to throw it out? Listen, I had to throw it out. I hate olives... when I was a kid I thought it was a grape and I ate it and now I'm messed up for life. No hate to the olive lovers, I just can't get down with that. I ordered a burrito from them and it was good... good until I saw the olive. And let me tell you I threw that out so fast. But ok... a bit odd there was an olive in my burrito but ok. So I ordered again a few weeks later and specifically asked... no olives. When I got it... there were one...two... three...FOUR! Four olives. Now I know.... it's my own freakishly food hate, but my man... i asked for no olives and it was still in there. Unfortunately, I will not be coming back to this establishment. Again, the food is the goat! But I can't get with someone that just ignores a customers request. If you can't do it... let me know - I understand, I'll order something else from your menu. But it seems, at there best, they just ignored me or at the worst - said FU to the customer, your boy can't get down with that. No hate on the food - just hate on the olives and lack of communication. If you like olives maybe order from this place. Again, get that oreo empanada. But if you want to subtract from anything in those ingredients 99.100 percent sure it ain't gonna happen. read more

Empanadas, croquettes and papa rellenos are great. The other food- the main entrees not so great. The chicken was bland and overcooked. It was so dry it was tough to chew. Their "platain chips" are a tiny overpriced bag of store bought chips. What a rip off. read more

Cuban Eddie's - Overpriced Chips - Cuban Near Me - Dumont, New Jersey

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Pretty okay, staff was welcoming and food was cheaply priced. We bought the ropa vieja with black beans and white rice as well as the chicken drumsticks with black beans and white rice. Compared to every other Cuban restaurant I've eaten from or have taken food out from. Rice and beans had barely any salt whatsoever on it (both plates) and chicken looked orange/red. Shredded beef from the ropa was not really as tender as it should've been. The saving grace of our take out order were the three empanadas we had (beef, cheese, guava). This restaurant has some things to work on. read more

Cuban Eddie's - Cuban Near Me - Dumont, New Jersey

Just ordered from there Dumont store on west shore.. I think dog food would taste better ,,, horrible order pork belly it was pure fat and totally bacon... order burrito ,s total nasty .. you can keep this dog food .. never again read more

Happy hour was great. Not cheap drinks. But were good ones nonetheless. Food was good too. Bigger portions would have been nicer. read more

Boy has this place gone down hill. You can stop a door with my pork chop and every other order wrong. Can't call. No one picks up the phone. Ugh! Garbage! read more

I heard many good things about this place and decided to give it a try. My daughter got a chicken burrito and I got a couple of empanadas. Let me just say that empanadas are to die for!! They have a huge variety to choose from, even dessert ones but I haven't tried those. I saved that for next time. Now, the chicken burrito was yummy but there was something sweet inside, not sure what it was. My daughter refused to eat it once she got to the sweet part. I wish I knew what it was so I could ask them that to put in next time. I will def be back to try every empanada on their menu! read more

Love, love, LOVE Cuban Eddie's! The food is genuinely made with care and is so yummy, BUT I can only speak to what we've ordered. The Ropa Vieja = perfection. Empanadas are fresh and so good, great for the price. Cuban Sandwich is the best my partner has ever had, he says. Burritos are always stuffed full and fresh. I did have an issue once, I had asked for no maduros but they did include them. I let them know (nicely) and they made good - the owner truly cares about his business. Happy to be a regular customer of the Dumont location. read more

Well where do I start... awesome food and great people. I went there yesterday and order a good amount. Everything was delicious and on point. I'm a strong believer in supporting local businesses. Yes, I can go to 7/11 to purchase two 2 liter sodas for 3 bucks but I rather buy it there- you get the point. I ordered a whole flan which was out of this world. I can go on forever but just take my word on visit them. read more

Cuban Eddie's - Cuban Near Me - Dumont, New Jersey

Not for dine in. Place is very cluttered and doesn't look very clean. Food tastes good but it satisfy your craving for Cuban food.

This place has great reviews which led us here. Pictures are great too. It's a small place, tables, tv, soda fridge, counter and the cooks & cooking behind it. For starters, cashier today, she was not pleasant. Usually you greet customers, smile, etc. None of that here. She takes your order and answers any questions. But completely out of touch and didn't know the full menu. Ok, maybe she's new. No biggie. There's a lady handling food and serves it (you have to pick up your food when she calls what you order, weird to me since it wasn't to go, but ok) This woman does not crack a smile, not friendly. Ok, not her day. Whatever. The food. My empanada was greasy, dripping grease. I ordered two. One was edible. Besides the grease, it was tasty. Chicken soup is a classic style, was good. Ropa Vieja (shredded beef) with white rice and black beans, maduros was good. Tender meat, flavor was on point. Pernil with black rice, maduros was NOT. It's not pernil, it's pork loin they shred. Pork loin is a dryer meat, you can't serve it as pernil. The two are not the same. The rice was par broiled and completely tasted like cardboard. Yes, some restaurants use it, but you have to flavor it. This dish was not. Drinks: typical fridge with assorted drinks, but not properly stocked today. Since I can only write about what I purchased, this is it. Their prices are definitely affordable, all of the above was about $26. Won't return. Bummer. read more

Its a favorite with my co- workers and everyone loves the food. Ive picked up couple times for dinner. Food is tasty enough to want come back. The staff is sometimes cordial but some times annoyed. At end day, the food is good enough to go back time and time again. read more

The food was just okay. The chicken and the beef stew were made with the same sauce- a little too salt and lack spices/flavor. Pretty basic food and nothing exciting read more

I don't understand how your business runs when no one answers the phone. It's not the first time when you call to check on an order No one answers and the voicemail is always full. We've order food from Dumont many times without a problem. It's gotten to the point where it's not worth ordering catering order. read more

Been enjoying the food for years. Had the opportunity to say hello to Eddie and I found him to be a pleasant down to earth guy. The Cuban sandwich, CMC burrito, aropa veyahas (probably spelling it wrong) are my top favorites. I eat out almost all my meals and this is certainly in my top 10 most frequently visited. A must try! read more

Good food and great service, that's what you get at Cuban Eddie's every time. This spot is a staple for good real take out food for many years. 5 dollar lunch choices are great and tasty. You get rice, beans and a choice of meats. You can't beat it. Unfortunately, the pork in my Cuban sandwich was not fresh so they lost a star on that. But I'm very particular when it comes to my roast pork, most people wouldn't have noticed it. So again I gave them four stars. read more

My go to place for empanadas! If you're debating whether or not to try, just do it. The beef and cheese is so good. And even their dessert ones are great. Will always recommend. read more

I've been ordering here for half a decade and always loved their food. Price is great. Good food. Recently, about 3 weeks ago, I had my last meal from there. I saw lots of mice at this place. One was under the fridge. One was burrowing into a hole inside one of the sacks of rice or potatoes. And one was by the back wall. I didn't want to cancel my pick up order when I saw the mice but I won't be coming back here again until they get a health inspection done or something. read more

I walked into this location and saw they had grape soda stocked in the fridge so right off the bat I was sold. Then I saw a hand written "$5 burrito" sign and i fell in love. I scanned the QR code they provided and decided for the "TJ burrito" which was chicken , rice , beans , avacado, and fresh plantains all packed inside a warm tortilla. It was delicious and nutritious and I felt leaving full at such a great price. I will be back Eddie thank you so much highly recommend!! read more